Antonyms for break inbreak in

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   • Break
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   • Tame
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1. housebreaking, break-in, breaking and enteringverb

   trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

   Synonyms:
   breaking and entering, break-in, housebreaking

2. break in, breakverb

   enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

   "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"; "who broke into my account last night?"

   Synonyms:
   crack, break away, give way, soften, reveal, barge in, develop, unwrap, conk out, part, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, cut in, divulge, pause, butt in, get around, wear out, cave in, let on, break-dance, check, break up, breach, give out, give, split up, better, burst, go bad, break off, disclose, chime in, bust, erupt, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, chisel in, kick downstairs, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, wear, put in

3. chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break inverb

   break into a conversation

   "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

   Synonyms:
   barge in, hive away, inject, lay in, interpose, install, interject, butt in, stash away, throw in, set up, stack away, instal, stick in, put in, store, submit, break, insert, gate-crash, enclose, chime in, cut in, come in, crash, introduce, inclose, chisel in, salt away

4. break inverb

   start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role

   Synonyms:
   cut in, barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, break, put in

5. break inverb

   intrude on uninvited

   "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"

   Synonyms:
   cut in, barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, break, put in

6. break inverb

   break so as to fall inward

   "He broke in the door"

   Synonyms:
   cut in, barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, break, put in

7. break in, breakverb

   make submissive, obedient, or useful

   "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

   Synonyms:
   crack, break away, give way, soften, reveal, barge in, develop, unwrap, conk out, part, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, cut in, divulge, pause, butt in, get around, wear out, cave in, let on, break-dance, check, break up, breach, give out, give, split up, better, burst, go bad, break off, disclose, chime in, bust, erupt, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, chisel in, kick downstairs, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, wear, put in

How to use break in in a sentence?

1. Charles Mathias, Jr.:

   I cannot help but wonder whether, by continuing and expanding the school lunch program, we aren't witnessing, if not encouraging, the slow demise of yet another American tradition the brown bag. ... Perhaps we are beholding yet another break in the chain that links child to home.

2. Robert Frick:

   This is the biggest crack yet in home-price inflation, if existing home prices follow suit, we may finally see a break in annual increases that have priced millions of Americans out of the housing market.

3. Pamela Courts:

   Overnight, we had a break-in, so whatever was upstairs they came and took: TVs jewelry, everything.

4. Bernardo Bortolotti:

   They still have $6 trillion-plus to deploy but we have a structural break in the accumulation of assets, we are at a turning point ... Unless Asia can create an area of regional free trade to replace the intercontinental flows then the same issues that are emerging now in the Gulf could also emerge in Asia.

5. Jules Feiffer:

   At sixteen I was stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self- confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?

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